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Are you grafting a rose by cutting and reattaching the cut parts? This method is certainly the most well-known and almost every proper gardener performs it the same way. We have prepared for you a tried, effective, and above all different way of grafting roses. You may like this simple method and you will no longer want to propagate roses, or other shrubs, any other way.
Grafting differently
You surely know how traditional grafting is done. A shoot is cut, trimmed and reattached to the plant so that the gardener creates suitable conditions for the development of a root system. Unfortunately this procedure sometimes fails and the survival rate of cuttings is often not high. Try the new grafting method and judge for yourself whether this way is better or the same. It is not too big an intervention into the plant. First the rooting conditions are created, then the part is cut off.
Grafting procedure – what you will need
- Two straws
- Sharp scissors
- A plastic bag or other plastic film
The exact procedure of this method is: take a very sharp knife and make a vertical cut about three to three and a half centimeters long. Insert both straws into the cut and trim them on the sides so that they are about four centimeters long. If you want more new roses, you can make up to four such cuts, into each of which you insert straws again. Once you have the straws inserted in the cut, pour about two handfuls of moist soil onto the film that you place around the cut and tie it so that the substrate does not fall out and the whole thing stays on the branch for a whole month. After a month cut the part off the plant and remove the film. Now the twig will have a rich root system. Now you can place the roots with a piece of the branch into a new pot. This new method will increase the chance of survival and proper establishment. Proceed the same way with all twigs and cuts.
